Pelor (PAY-lore)

The Shining One, was an interloper deity of the sun and agriculture, and to some, all of healing and time. He was a god of creation to many, and a stalwart opponent of evil to all. Pelor was seen most often as a gentle and sympathetic divine figure that appeared to good-hearted people in their time of need. He and his clergy were not pacificts however, and The Shining One brought down terrible wrath upon the forces of darkness in the multiverse. During the Dawn War, Pelor was among the trio of deities that breached the Living Gate that separated the Far Realm from the Astral Sea. Corruptive energy from the Far Realm seeped out into the multiverse, which in turn led to the formation of psionic power. Sometime later, Pelor and the god Ioun managed to seal the barrier once again. That latent psionic power permeated the world of Toril and affected the development of numerous civilizations, including the ancient empire of Jhaamdath and the wilds of the Vilhon Reach.